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Cocos nucifera

Ke'ehi Park, Oahu

 

 

Midway Atoll

 

COCONUT PALM    NIU

Native to Indo-Malay region but now cultivated in the tropics worldwide.  Plant has a multitude of uses, including dried coconut meat, or copra.  Copra is still an important export from many Pacific islands.  Fresh coconut meat is eaten raw or grated to yield coconut milk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut